“A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich”—Dutch Proverb. I’m very sick and tired, and, I believe, so are many of my compatriots. What are we
“A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich”—Dutch Proverb. I’m very sick and tired, and, I believe, so are many of my compatriots. What are we
Dr Kwame Nkrumah The first Royal visit to Ghana was by Queen Elizabeth II in 1960. It added to the stature of the newly independent country, but it did not
Our chiefs occupy a place in our psyches that is difficult to define. We offer them respect and loyalty automatically without pausing to ask ourselves why exactly we are doing so. Strange
“I am inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa because all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours – whereas all
Dr J.B. Danquah “Dear Dr Nkrumah, I am tired of being in prison on preventive detention with no opportunity to make original or any contribution to the progress and development
Otiko Afisa Djaba I know you just came out of a very turbulent vetting and approval process. It was tough, so you probably would wish that I allowed you to
President Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Alhaji Bawumia The Akans say if you continue to cover your sore, no matter how hard you try, you cannot heal it. So you have
On the last day of January 2017, Ghana witnessed yet another avoidable tragedy which claimed the lives of six pupils of the Gyambra Methodist Kindergarten School at Breman Gyambra in
Bishop Dag Heward Mills As for my people, CHILDREN ARE THEIR OPPRESSORS, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy
Anytime the dial, listening or viewing, settled on vetting, I would tell myself: ‘As if … [there is something serious going on].’ I get that triggered; often by looking at
Otiko Hafisa Djaba “As soon as you question someone’s integrity, it is a reflection of your own”- African Proverb. I was unable to pay my last respect to Kwabena Boadu
Tawia Adamafio recalled in his book how the return journey from Bawku to Accra took place under a heavy deluge and without an order of travel. His car was the
The story is told of a teacher who left his class for some minutes to go and consult another teacher in a classroom about 200 metres from his own. He